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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Virgin Orbit schedules its first orbital test launch this weekend – Spaceflight Now:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/health/japan-black-light-experiment-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Four states warn unemployment benefits applicants about data leaks:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:[NB: Athlone is a town of over 20,000 located on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath, Ireland. ]https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2020/05/18/4189375-video-athlone-mans-beehive-made-out-of-lego-/

looorg writes:PAC-MAN was first publicly tested on May 22, 1980 and — now at 40 years old — is middle-age today. Celebrate with his wife and offspring:https://www.pacman.com/en/:

aristarchus writes:Just a reminder of Amazing Astronomical Discoveries from Ancient Greece.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Virtual cybersecurity school teaches kids to fix security flaws and hunt down hackers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA's OSIRIS-REx Ready for Touchdown on Asteroid Bennu:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Uber lays off 3,000 people in second big round of cuts:

Nearly Half of Twitter Accounts Pushing to Reopen America May be BotsAnonTechie writes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Vigilante hackers target 'scammers' with ransomware, DDoS attacks:

aristarchus writes:Reported from the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii,

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martyb writes:AT&T slapped down for its '5G E' ads: You don't have a 5G network, so stop saying so, says watchdog:

martyb writes:Cosmic Rays May Have Left Indelible Imprint On Early Life, Stanford Physicist Says:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Praying Mantises: More Deadly Than We Knew:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Extracting ROM constants from the 8087 math coprocessor's die:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Can you solve it? Sudoku as spectator sport is unlikely lockdown hit:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Trump threatens to take US out of WHO entirely and stop all funding:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Beer rating app reveals homes and identities of spies and military bods, warns Bellingcat:

EasyJet Says Cyberattack Exposed Data of 9 Million Customersupstart writes in with an IRC submission:EasyJet says cyberattack exposed data of 9 million customers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:SD cards hop on the PCIe 4.0 bus to hit 4GB/s with version 8.0 of storage spec:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA's human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn't be worse:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Bluetooth Bugs Allow Impersonation Attacks on Legions of Devices:

martyb writes:2 Dams Fail in Michigan, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate:

martyb writes:Scientists suffer headaches when penguin poop turns into 'truly intense' laughing gas:

DannyB writes:Cell-tower attacks by idiots who claim 5G spreads COVID-19 reportedly hit US:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets Can Get Hacked Too:

BK writes:Alcohol-fuelled crime offenders may have to wear 'sobriety tags':

DannyB writes:Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10:Linux on Windows 10 gets a big boost and GPU acceleration

takyon writes:AMD to Support Zen 3 and Ryzen 4000 CPUs on B450 and X470 Motherboards

DannyB writes:Judge denies Shkreli's "delusional self-aggrandizing" plea to get out of jail

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:AG Barr seeks 'legislative solution' to make companies unlock phones:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Celiac disease linked to common chemical pollutants:

martyb writes:Research takes electrons for a spin in moving toward more efficient, higher density data:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The FBI Successfully Broke into a Gunman's iPhone, but Still Angry at Apple:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Corkscrew light promises higher optical-communication data rates:

Platelets exacerbate immune response: Clotting cells are also an important regulator of inflammation:

[20200519_114228 UTC: Updated to remove possible loss as my perceived implication of the original question.--martyb]martyb writes:If you were given $1,000 to play a game, would you accept a 50 percent chance to double your money or a 100 percent guarantee of gaining an additional $500?Implied in the question was that a 50% chance to double the $1,000 was also a 50% chance to lose all of the $1,000. Put that way, I'd take the 100% guarantee of gaining $500 more. Hmm. But why did I make that choice? What if I started with just $10? Or even $1? Would I choose differently? What if I started with $100,000 or even $1,000,000? Then what would my choice be — and why?That opening question was one of 17 hypotheticals posed when attempting to replicate 1979 foundational research on loss aversion and prospect theory.Global Study Confirms Influential Theory Behind Loss Aversion:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage:

takyon writes:TSMC reportedly stops taking orders from Huawei after new U.S. export controls

takyon writes:Apple Issued Warrant by FBI to Provide Access to iCloud Account for Sen. Richard Burr for Stock Sales Investigation

martyb writes:Crypto-Mining Campaign Hits European Supercomputers: